Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41532, Jacob Fetzer, Penn

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
Fetzer, Jacob
S. 41532
CONTENTS

3758.
Pennsylvania Roll -
Jacob Helzer, Lt Col. Wayne's Private . Pennsylvania Line Troops In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 6 th of July 1818 -
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th of October 1818 and sent to Samuel Bacon York, Penn.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818 ————— 150.77 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th March 1819 ————— 48:
10/11 — 8 27/31 — 6:96:2 4/30 — 1: 6: 6
862.377.
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Date of death not on A.B. I.D.
Frank County

Jacob Retzer Murali
6. July 1818
To Sam Bacon York pa
Admitted on Pa Roll,
South Jolger.

State of Pennsylvania York County ss
Personally appeared before me one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County of York Jacob Fetzer, a resident citizen of the United States upon his solemn oath taken according to law saith, that he resided at Hinton in New Jersey in the year of the year 1775 & 1776, he cannot now recollect which; under Capt David Boyd in the Regiment com- manded by Col. Anthony Wayne of the Pennsylvania Line; he thinks it was the 6th Regiment; that he was in the Battle of White Plains, & Brandywine and at the siege of York in Virginia. That he was dis- charged at the close of the war in Philadelphia & that he has lost his discharge. That he is from his reduced circumstances in life in need of assistance from his country for support
That he was in continued service as aforesaid for five years. That he is about 72 years of age. Sworn & subscribed to this 6th day of July 1818 before me Jacob O Fetzer mark

And now I George Barnitz Judge as aforesaid do certify that said Jacob Fetter is from his re- sidence in circumstances in need of assistance from his country for support & I do certify that the foregoing affidavit was duly sworn to & subscribed before me & the pro- vings are hereby certified to the Hon. Sec. of War. Given under my hand this 6 July 1888.
Geo. Barnitz
Not. Public
Approved

1434 - Sept. 28. Nid. to Mrs. A. C. Sandero - 152.
111 532
Rev. INVALID.
File No. 111 532
Jacob Wetzel P. O. Box 100
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index: —Vol. 8, Page 168
[Arrangement of 1870.]

September 28, 1934
BA-J/ILL am Jacob Fetzer S. 41532
Mrs. L. A. Sanders 424 North Street McSherrystown, Pennsylvania.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Jacob Fetzer, a pensioner of Pennsylvania.
The record of Jacob Fetzer, as his name was shown on the pension roll, is given herein as shown in the papers on file in his claim for pension, based upon service in the Revolutionary War.
Service Jacob Fetzer enlisted in 1775, or 1776, at Princeton, New Jersey, as a private in Captain David Boyd's company, Colonel Anthony Wayne's Pennsylvania regiment, was in the battles of White Plains, Brandywine, and at the Siege of Yorktown, length of service five years.
He was allowed pension on his application executed July 6, 1818, at which time he resided in York County, Pennsylvania. He was then about seventy-two years of age; the date and place of his birth and names of his parents are not shown.
There are no data regarding the family of Jacob Fetzer.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Assistant to Administrator.
Could not find David Boyd, Capt. in Penna. Archives shown to Mr. Finch Heitman

McSherrystown, Pa. Sept. 4, 1934
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly send me an account of information found in pension claim of one Jacob Fitzer or Fetzer of York County, Pa., who appears on the 1820-1830 pension list. He was placed on the pension roll Oct. 20, 1818 as invalided by his war service. I hope it will give some genealogy and locations.
Yours very truly,
(Mrs. L. A.) Amee Lennie Sanders 424 North St.
Received A. G. O. SEP 6 1934